Agrilinks
Friedman’s Feinstein Center is a member of the steering group for the collaborative SEADS Project, working to develop standards for supporting agricultural livelihoods in emergencies.
ReliefWeb
A&S anthropologist Amahl Bishara participates in this discussion on how Palestinians in the West Bank have been affected by COVID-19.
Politico
Alumnus Kailash K. Prasad (F17) co-publishes op-ed in POLITICO on how migration will change in a post-coronavirus world.
War on the Rocks
Fletcher student Polina Beliakova analyzes how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the current and future power of Russian President Vladimir Putin, suggesting that Putin “is only as strong as his current system allows.”
Eater
Ann Marie Gaul, postdoctoral scholar at the Center for the Humanities, chronicles the history of Egypt’s national dish, koshari, calling it “the perfect food for pantry cooking in an age of stay-at-home orders and two-hour supermarket queues.”
Common Dreams
Friedman’s Renata Micha is co-author of the 2020 Global Nutrition Report that has found significant inequalities in nutrition outcomes within countries and populations of the world’s food system. Micha is quoted saying, "good nutrition is an essential defense strategy to protect populations against epidemics, relieve the burden on our health systems, and ultimately save lives."
The Washington Post
Dan Drezner envisions what the future of world politics will look like post-COVID-19, via his Washington Post column.
Aravot
This article chronicles A&S art historian Christina Maranci's efforts to reveal hidden artwork at Armenia's Ani Cathedral using image software technology.
The Conversation
Fletcher's Bhaskar Chakravorti shares takeaways from his new research initiative, “Imagining a Digital Economy for All 2030,” which is analyzing the characteristics of 42 countries and the “social distance readiness” of their economies in response to the coronavirus pandemic.